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| Webcast Event |
| A large body of research now confirms the magnitude of
the leakage problem in the U.S. retirement system. However, little has been
done to investigate the behavioral drivers of leakage, especially cash-outs.
This webcast covers the findings of fresh research conducted by Boston Research
Technologies, offering revealing insights into job changer’s decisions about
their retirement plan balances, particularly related to cash-outs, as well as
their attitudes and behaviors towards portability (moving their retirement
savings), such as leaving their balances in the former plan or rolling those
assets over to their new plan or to an individual retirement account (IRA). The
session concludes with practical and effective steps that all plan sponsors
should take, given the risks and opportunities that the study reveals. Read more > |
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| Benefits & Administration |
| Short-Term Finances Trump Distant Needs |
| A study from the Center for Retirement Research
at Boston College finds even the wealthiest segment of savers has trouble with
long-term financial planning—implying automation and simplicity are the best
approaches to promoting retirement readiness. The analysis concludes that
Americans at all ages and income levels are short-sighted about their finances,
substantially favoring short-term measures of financial fitness over
longer-term measures. The researchers even suggest, based on the results, that
Americans “on their own cannot be expected to devote much effort to addressing
distant financial problems.” Read more > |
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| PLANSPONSOR Research |
| PLANSPONSOR’s 2015 DB Administration Survey |
| While the defined contribution (DC) plan industry
races forward, 33 providers still tend to the flock of defined benefit (DB) plan
sponsors and participants. Read more > |
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| Products, Deals & People |
| Brian C. Ford has joined asset management firm The TCW Group as a senior vice president for the institutional marketing team. In this role, he manages relationships with institutional clients in the mid-Atlantic region.Read more > |
